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Laura Niemi is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Marilyn Pearson on the NBC series This Is Us. She has also appeared in shows like The Patient, Stranger Things, and Grey's Anatomy, and is the daughter-in-law of Alfred Molina and Jill Gascoine.
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Laura Niemi is an actress and producer known for her role as Marilyn Pearson on This Is Us. She has also appeared in Firefly, The Geffen Playhouse, and Lost Angels Theatre Company.
Best known for her performance as "Marilyn Pearson" on the NBC series "This Is Us". As the mother in Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) struggling and dysfunctional w...
- Her First TV Gig Was in Joss Whedon’s Firefly.
- One of Her First Jobs Was as A Telemarketer For A Theater Selling Subscriptions.
- Laura Played Bass Guitar For A Band Who Toured with Marilyn Manson in The 90s.
- She Auditioned to Play Milo Ventimiglia’s Mom Three times.
- She Is The Daughter of Film Producer Vicki Niemi.
- She Worked at Tower Records in The 80s
- Co-Founded The Sketch Comedy Group Showfriends.
Laura was cast opposite Adam Baldwin in the cult hit “Firefly” playing the role of Woman. Though she had no lines she received a lot of fan mail due to the huge following of the show.
She counts this as one of the best things that happened to her both professionally as well as personally. It was at The Odyssey Theatre that she fell in love with theater and got exposed to playwrights from all over the world. After working there for a year, she joined a theatre company and started performing at the Odyssey in various productions. ...
The band, “Spork”, were a heavy rock, performance art band who caught the attention of Marilyn Manson. After seeing the band perform, he asked them to open for his 1994 tour.
Before landing the role of Marilyn Pearson, Jack’s mom on This Is Us, she had auditioned to play Milo’s mother twice before… in completely different projects.
Laura is all too familiar with set life as she spent much of her teenage years on location or in soundstages with her mom, producer Vicki Niemi. Laura would get jobs during the summers as an Extra or a P.A. It wasn’t until later in life that she got the bug to start developing a film and television career.
As a teenager, Laura worked a highly coveted “cool job” at Tower Records in Sherman Oaks. She has been recovering ever since from her music snobbery, and it was there that she met lifelong friend and writer, Rachel Pollon.
As an actor who has been hired both in comedy and drama she and fellow friends Michael Cotter, Tammy Dahlstrom and Jeff Witzke formed the group back in 2016. The group became an instant Funny or Die sweetheart with their West Wing: The Trump Years sketch, among others. You can check out their stuff at showfriendsla.com
- Aiden Mason
Oct 16, 2018 · Laura Niemi is opening up about her big return to This Is Us . Niemi, who plays Jack Pearson’s ( Milo Ventimiglia) mother, Marilyn, says her character’s journey as a working class woman who...
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Jun 26, 2022 · Learn about Laura Niemi's career journey from music to acting, her roles in This Is Us and Firefly, and her advice for aspiring actors. Read her interview with Authority Magazine and discover her passion for women's stories over 50.
